The Family Involvement in Recovery Support and Treatment (FIRST) Research Network is a multidisciplinary collaborative dedicated to promoting family integration in treatment and recovery services for youth with substance use disorders.
The Family Involvement in Recovery Support and Treatment (FIRST) Research Network is a multidisciplinary collaborative dedicated to promoting family integration in treatment and recovery services for youth with substance use disorders.
Medical necessity criteria should reflect generally accepted standards of care for the patient’s condition. Yet, for substance use disorders (SUDs), some health plans have used medical necessity criteria to restrict care and control costs.
Produced in collaboration with the Legal Action Center, this report analyzes requirements for public and private health plans to use specific criteria and assessment tools to determine medical necessity for substance use disorder benefits.
This report was designed to support and empower state and local officials in making critical allocation decisions and consolidates the best research evidence available.
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This report, produced in collaboration with Legal Action Center, analyzes standards of prior authorization requirements in both public and private insurance plans.
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